USE OF A SAILING CATAMARAN AS A RESEARCH PLATFORM

Abstract

Some of the ocean-based research being performed by the U. S. Naval Research Laboratory personnel has resulted in the need for a research platform that introduces a minimum amount of disturbance into the ocean surface while measuring and sampling sea-water. With minor modifications, a 25-ft sailing catamaran has been made into a suitable manned research platform. Sampling runs made in the wake of a 50-ft submarine are described in detail.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 07, 1965
Accession Number
AD0361211

Entities

People

  • R. C. Beckett
  • W. B. Nefedov

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boats
  • Classification
  • Dielectric Polymers
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • National Security
  • Sea Water
  • Ships
  • Surface Waters
  • Turbulence
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Vehicles
  • Wind

Readers

  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Oceanography.
  • Systems Analysis and Design